Display stand



July 16, 1929. BEST 1,720,879

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Patented July 16, 1929.

v UNITED STATES 1 1,720,879 Parr N OFFICE HARRY SUMNER BEST; OF GALVA, runners, nests-nonz ro JOHN r BEST & sons, A

FIRM COMPOSED or onsnnorrn SUMNE BEST, AN HARRY SUMNER BEST, or e'ALvA, ILLINOIfi.

DISPLAY STAND.

This invention relates to display stands for holding a number of carpet samples and the like so that the individual samples can be quickly and easily shown to a customer.

Carpets are ordinarily displayed from rolls or from loose samples cut from the rolls. a

It is advantageous to display only small carpet samples which may be stacked in tiers one on top of the other and held together in some suitable manner. This method ofdisplay requires less labor on the part of salesmen, less handling of material and quicker display ofthe stock, whereby the customer can more readily determine the kind and pattern desired and make a selection.

The object of the invention is to provide a display stand which is adapted to securely hold the carpet samples together while they are piled one upon the other.

Another object is to provide a display stand whereby a large number of carpet samples may be displayed in a short time by showing only one sample at a time.

Another object is to provide a stand which can be readily moved about, which will attractively display the samples one at a time, and which will securely hold the samples in place on the stand.

And another object is to provide a display stand which is adjustable, which is capable of holding a large number of carpet samples and which will allow for ready insertion and removal ofthe samples.

And another object is to provide a display stand which is simple and efficient and which can be readily and economically manufactured.

The accompanying drawing is a selected embodiment of the invention and the views therein are as follows:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the stand.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view.

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates a frame comprising the sides 2, ends 3, legs 4 and the top 5. The legs 4 at the back are longor than those at the front and provide a top which is inclined as shown in Fig. 1. Cross members 6 and 7 are fixed to the sides and receive the driving screws 8. These screws are provided with bevel gears 9 at their upper ends and washers 10 and nuts 11 at their lower ends. The screws are free to revolve in the vertically. by the gears and nuts.

. An operating rod '12is revolubly supported It BEST, DON JEWELL BEST,.LEON HEN SON in brackets 13 fixed to the cross bar 6 and carries bevel gears 14 which mesh with the gears 9. The outer end of therod 12 carries a pin 15 which is received wvithin the slot16 pro: vided. in the crank 17. The crank may be removed from the rod 12 when desired and it 1 has an operating handle l8. k

A connecting member or bar 19- is drilled and tapped to receive the. driving screws 18 and carries the vertical rods 20 which are fastened thereto in any suitablemanner, as by nuts 21. The rods 20 extend through holes 22 and 22' provided in the cross member 6 and the top 5 respectively and carry at their upper ends a clan'ipin bar 23 which is fastened thereto in any suitable manner, as by nuts 24. Suitable castors 25 are secured to the bottom of the stand to allow the same to be easily moved about.

A strip (not shown) provided with a plurality of pins or tacks may be fastened to the top 5 at a point directly beneath the bar 23 to which the first carpet sample is fastened and held in place thereby. The additional samples are suitably piled upon the initial sample and are held in fixed position by means of the clamping bar 23.

The operation of the device is as follows: By engaging the crank 17 with the operating rod 12 and turning the same the bevel gears 14: are likewise rotated thereby turning the bevel gears 9 which rotate the driving screws 8..

The driving screws rotate symmetrically and evenly and cause the connecting bar 19 to move either upwardly or downwardly de pending upon the direction in which the crank'17 is being turned. Movement of the connecting bar 19 will cause the vertical rods 20 to either raise or lower the clamping bar 23.

In actual practice the crank is turned until the clamping bar 28 is raised a sufficient distance above the top 5 to accommodate a plurality of carpet samples 26 and then the operation of the crank is reversed and suflicient pressure applied thereto to cause the samples to be clamped between the clamping member 23 and the top 5. The samples may be displayed by turning them over as shown in Fig. 1.

"While my invention pertains primarily to a stand for displaying carpet samples it is to be understood that it may be made in any size desired to display other articles such as rugs, matting and the like.

Changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and without sacrificing the advantages of the invention and I reserve the right to make all such changes as fairly fall Within the scope of the following claims:

I claim 1. A display stand comprising a frame having a top, cross members fixed to said frame below said top, driving screws revolubly supported by said cross members, beveled gears on said driving screws, an operating rod, gears on said operating rod and meshing with said first named gears, a clamping bar above the top of the frame, supporting rods for said clamping bar extending through and guided by said top and one of said cross members, and a cross bar connected to said supporting rods and engaging said driving screws.

2. A display stand comprising a frame having a top, vertical rods extending through and guided by said frame top, a clamping bar fixed to the top of said rods above said tops, a connecting bar fixed to the bottom of said rods, a cross bar in said frame below said top for guiding said vertical rods, vertical screws threadedly engaging said connecting bar,

gears on said screws, a crank shaft having gears cooperating with said gears for causing vertical movement of said clamping bar.

3. A display stand comprising a frame having a top, vertical rods extending through and guided by said frame top, a clamping bar fixed to the top of said rods above said top, a connecting bar fixed to the bottom of said rods, an upper cross bar above said connecting bar for guiding said vertical rods, a lower cross bar below said connecting bar, vertical screws rotatably supported by said cross bars and threadedly engaging said connecting bar, gears on said screws, an operating rod supported by the upper cross bar, gears on said operating rod and cooperating with said first named gears, and a crank outside of said frame for rotating said operating rod to raise or lower said clamping bar.

HARRY SUMNER BEST. 

